09h00 – 09h30 : Coffee and registration

09h30 – 10h00 : Welcoming words

WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING |  Ana Page (NGI) & Christelle Abadie (UGE) 

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOTECHNICS IN FLOATING WIND PROJECTS |  Phil Watson (University of Western Australia)

10h00 - 11h30 : Session I - Site investigation

Gain practical insights into offshore site investigation through real world experience, featuring experts from industry and certification.

Chaired by:

• Anders Hust Augustesen (GEO)
  Engineering Director with 25 years of experience in consultancy, offshore wind development and academia. Experience with planning, scoping, supervision and interpretation of geotechnical investigations for national and international offshore structures like wind turbines, oil and gas platforms, major bridges, piers as well as onshore structures. Comprehensive experience in design of different types of foundations like piles, suction buckets, anchor blocks etc. Actively involved in teaching and researching on university level. Authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers, reports and text books. Engaged in international technical communities and standardisation bodies.
• Oda Mohus (NGI)

10:00 – 10:25 | ADAPTING SITE INVESTIGATION APPROACHES FROM FIXED TO FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND

How do site investigation requirements differ between bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind, and which established methods can be transferred directly versus adapted or newly developed for floating wind? How is the GIFT project helping to close gaps in ground investigation guidance for floating wind? Will there be a need for new standards? Will there be a need for new test types and increased accuracy for some soil parameters? 

Dive into these challenges with experts:

• Yiorgos Perikleous (DNV)

10:25 – 10:40 | NEW GROUND AND METOCEAN CONDITIONS

What new ground conditions, seabed environments, water depths, and metocean conditions are likely to be encountered in floating wind developments, and how should site investigation strategies adapt to these settings?

Dive into these challenges with expert:

• Judith Lascols (Cathie)

10:40 – 11:30 | GROUND MODEL-BASED DESIGN AND UNCERTAINTY

How can a ground-model-based approach improve the planning / execution of site investigations and design for floating offshore wind? How to efficiently manage uncertainties in floating wind developments (investigation strategies and ground model uncertainty translating into design)? Will there be need to measure some soil parameters more accurate?

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from :

• Maddy Murali (Fugro)
• Giuseppe Malgesini (Geowynd)
• Carlota Sanchez Alonso (Ramböll)

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12h00 - 13h30 : Session II - Mooring lines and loading

Learn how hydrodynamic loads act on mooring lines and how geotechnical calculations can be used to optimise chain design for safer offshore systems

Chaired by:

• Shengjie Rui (NUS)
  Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Previously, he was a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), specializing in offshore geotechnics and ocean engineering. He is Deputy Editor of Ocean Engineering, Editorial Board Member of Marine Structures, Associate Editor of KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering and Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering.
• Laura Kerner (UGE)

12:00 – 12:30 | Hydrodynamic Loading and Mooring Line Dynamics

How do hydrodynamic loads act on mooring lines, considering both platform motions and the dynamic response of the mooring lines? 

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from:

• Christophe Peyrard (EDF)
• Tanguy Coquio (France Energies Marine)

12:30 – 12:50 | SYNTHETIC FIBRE ROPES IN MOORING SYSTEM DESIGN

How should synthetic fibre ropes be evaluated and incorporated into mooring system design compared with conventional steel chains and wire ropes?

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from:

• Stian Sørum (SINTEF Ocean)

12:50 – 13:10 | GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN FOR LONG-TERM MOORING PERFORMANCE

How should geotechnical analyses be integrated into the design of offshore mooring systems to improve long-term performance?

Dive into these challenges with experts:

• Katherine Kwa (Southampton University)

13:10 – 13:30 | EMBEDDED MOORING LINE IN ANCHOR SYSTEM DESIGN

How can the contribution of an embedded mooring line be maximized in anchor system design?

Dive into these challenges with experts:

• Karlis Caucis (Global Maritime Consultancy Ltd)

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14h30 - 16h00 : Session III - Innovative anchor developments

Discover the latest advancements in anchoring systems, featuring innovative anchors and cutting edge developments from academia

Chaired by: 

• Ci Wang (Fugro)
  A Senior Geotechnical Consultant at Fugro, specialising in offshore anchoring systems. She holds a PhD in offshore plate anchors and has developed innovative solutions such as permeable anchors, demonstrated through advanced physical modelling and field testing of long-term behaviour. She supports major offshore and floating wind projects with expertise in anchor design and selection.
• Aligi Foglia (NGI)

14:30 - 14:45 | CHALLENGING INDUSTRY ASSUMPTIONS

Which prevailing industry assumptions are holding back innovation and cost reduction in floating wind anchoring?

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from:

• Zefeng Zhou (NGI)

14:45 – 15:20 | FROM INNOVATION TO OFFSHORE DEPLOYMENT

What are the main factors that determine whether an innovative anchor concept can progress from a promising research idea to successful commercial deployment in offshore projects?

Dive into these challenges with experts:

• Charles Aubeny (Texas A&M)
• Paul Sauco (Triton Anchor)

15:20 – 15:55 | ROLE OF PHYSICAL MODELLING

Which anchor behaviours are hardest to understand or predict without physical modelling?

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from :

• Conleth O'Loughlin (University Western Australia)
• Alejandro Martinez (UC Davis)

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16h30 - 18h00 : Session IV - Shared anchors

Explore shared anchor solutions through lessons learned from Hywind Tampen and insights from the key European research projects

Chaired by:

• Cristian Soriano-Camelo (FUGRO)
  Geotechnical Consultant at Fugro France, where he works on offshore foundation projects and supports the development of ground models for offshore wind farms. Before joining Fugro, he was a Marie Curie Research Fellow at Université Gustave Eiffel, focusing on centrifuge modelling of shared anchors within the ShareWind project. He has experience in physical modelling and geotechnical earthquake engineering.
• Zheng LI (Université Gustave Eiffel)

16:30 – 16:50 | SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

How can safety, reliability, cost, installation, environmental impact, and lifecycle considerations be evaluated together when selecting future anchoring and foundation solutions?

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from:

• François Coste (Technip Energies)

16:50 – 17:20 ANCHOR BEHAVIOUR AND VALIDATION

How can experiments at different scales and under different loading conditions be combined to better validate models of cyclic and multidirectional foundation behaviour?

Dive into these challenges with experts:

• Orianne Jenck (Université Grenoble Alpes)
• Christelle Abadie (Université Gustave Eiffel)
• Oscar Polonia (NGI)

17:20 – 17:40 | FROM MODELS TO DESIGN

What is needed to turn advanced numerical models and experimental databases into simple, reliable, and widely applicable engineering design tools?

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from:

• Christelle Abadie (Université Gustave Eiffel)
• Ana Page (NGI)

17:40 – 18:00 | ADOPTING SHARED ANCHORING IN DESIGN

How can shared anchoring research be translated into practical design guidelines, and what are the key barriers hindering the development of floating offshore wind in Europe and worldwide?

Hear expert perspectives on this topic from:

• François Coste (Technip Energies)

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18h00 –18h30 : Closing words

Rasmus Klinkvort (NGI) & Matthieu Blanc (UGE)